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The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing today on “The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA): Government Perspectives on Protecting Privacy in the Digital Age.” The hearing was convened to examine the shortcomings of ECPA in its current form and ways to update and strengthen the Act. The witness list, witness statements and an archived webcast […]

The Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing today entitled “The State of Online Consumer Privacy.” The hearing examined commercial practices that involve collecting, maintaining, using and disseminating large amounts of consumer information. The witness list, witness statements and an archived webcast of the hearing may be found here.

On Thursday, December 2, 2010, the House Energy & Commerce Committee held its last privacy hearing of the year to examine the feasibility of “Do-Not-Track” legislation authorizing the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) to establish a mechanism (similar to the popular Do-Not-Call registry) for Internet users to globally opt-out of receiving targeted online advertising based on […]

The preeminent privacy issue facing the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Senate Commerce Committee, Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Department of Commerce during the 112th Congress will be defining the proper role of the federal government in setting and regulating consumer privacy standards for all businesses operating in the United States. At the forefront of […]

The basic rules governing privacy of customer information have been relatively stable for a number of years. But this regulatory environment is in the midst of fundamental change. This advisory provides a brief summary of existing principles of consumer privacy law, discusses recent developments in the area, and outlines how certain key principles are anticipated […]